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Fry's Electronics PlayStation 3 Bundle. Cheap at $1079.
Wal-Mart "Customer's Choice" PlayStation 3 Bundle. A steal at $1491.
CompUSA Screwjob PlayStation 3 Bundle? A minimum of $2300. Oh, the pain.
Found via blog Uninnovate (but scooped by the Cheap Ass Gamer forums), the current promotion running at CompUSA demands that, if you want to buy a PS3 from the retailer, you'll need to invest in a Sony branded HDTV, 40-inches or bigger. (I already ordered three.)
Also, according to Uninnovate, should you return the TV you "must also return the PlayStation 3 and pay a 15% restocking fee". I can't imagine anyone having a problem with that. You guys cool?
Sony taking Playstation 3 pre-order bundling to new lows at CompUSA [via Gamespot]
Update: Angry reader e-mail after the jump...
I was taken in by CompUSA's "buy a 40" HDTV", get a PS3 Reserve on Sunday. I called back today to find out that my PS3 will be delayed 4-8 weeks, and it would cost me 15% (about 300) to return the TV with restocking fees. If this was a Sony-CompUSA deal, what a joke. I ordered from the Schaumburg, IL store. Thanks for alerting other gamers to this despicable scam.
Ouch! Sorry, Jim! Keep your head up, rest of the console reserving public!
